Every four years, the world turns its attention to the soccer World Cup. The most successful teams in the tournament have traditionally come from South America and Europe. However, over the years, there have been a number of surprising results.

      In a famous match in 1950, the USA came up against England, one of the favorites to win the tournament. Many of the American players were amateurs from college teams. Surprisingly, the USA won 1-0. Other World Cup surprises were North Korea's win over Italy in 1966, and Cameroon's win over Argentina in 1990.

      The 2002 FIFA World Cup stands out as probably the most surprising World Cup of all time. In the opening match, Senegal surprised everyone by beating France, the World Cup winner in 1998. Japan then beat Russia, the USA beat Portugal, and South Korea beat Italy, Spain, Poland, and Portugal. South Korea made it all the way to the final four, before finally losing to Germany.

      In the final game, which was watched by one billion people around the world, Brazil won 2-0 over Germany. Brazil set a World Cup record by becoming the first team to win seven games in a row. Also, Brazil's most talented player, Ronaldo, scored eight goals in one tournament--more than any other player since 1970.

(   ) 1. What is the best title for this passage?

     A. How the World Cup Is Played   

 B. The Greatest World Cup Players of All Time

     C. The History of Soccer     

   D. Surprises in the World Cup

(   ) 2. According to the reading, which team has NOT had a surprising win in a World Cup   match?

    A. Cameroon.   B. North Korea.    C. Italy.     D. the United States.

(   ) 3. Which team probably surprised  people the most in the 2002 World Cup?

    A. Germany.     B. Japan.       C. Russia.    D. South Korea.

(   ) 4. What is NOT true about the Brazilian team in the 2002 World Cup?

      A. They won seven matches. 

B. They were watched by all the people around the world.

      C. They beat Germany by two goals. 

D. They won more matches than any other team.

(   ) 5. What record did Ronaldo set in the tournament?

A. He was the first player to score eight goals.

B. He played more games in a World Cup than any other player.

    C. He scored the most goals in a World Cup.

D. He was the oldest player to score in a World Cup.

Ma Yan is not really a writer, but this 15-year-old girl has written a book that has moved many people around the world. Ma Yan’s diary tells us about Ma’s life. She lives in a poor village called Zhangjiashu in Tongxin, Ningxia, and she has no money to go to school. However, she is brave and wants to go to school very much.

Her mother gave her diary to a reporter, Pierre Haski when he went to Zhangjiashu in 2001. Now, Ma Yan’s diary has been published in France, Italy, Germany, Japan and China.

Ma Yan is now a Junior Three student at Yuwang Middle School in Tongxin. Before this, she had to drop out of school twice. She had to stop going to school the first time, because her mum told her there was no money for her to go to school. She worked for 21 days and saved 13 yuan. With this money, she went back to school. The second time, her family told her she had to leave school while her two brothers could stay.

“I want to study,” Ma Yan wrote in her diary. “Why can boys study but girls can’t? It would be wonderful if I could stay at school forever.”

Ma Yan loves school so much because she wants to have a better life.

“My parents work hard in the fields but they are still poor. They have no knowledge(知識). Most girls in my village leave school early and get married young. I don’t want that kind of life,” Ma Yan said.

After her story became known, many students sent money to her. She hopes to go to Tsinghua University and become a reporter. “Then, I can find poor kids like me, and help them,” she said.

1.Ma Yan’s diary has been published in France, Italy, Germany, Japan and       .

A．America

B．Austria

C．Russia

D．China

2.Why did Ma Yan leave school for the first time?

A．She didn’t study as hard as her brothers.

B．Her brothers studied better than she did.

C．Her family didn’t have money for her to school.

D．She had to help her mother do some housework.

3.Ma Yan wants to study because she wants to          .

A．teach her parents some knowledge

B．get more money for her study in university

C．become more famous in the world

D．get more knowledge to change her life